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Runaway Love
Runaway Love
EP by En Vogue
Released	September 21, 1993
Recorded	September 1991 – August 1993
Length	24:22
Label	East West
Producer	Thomas McElroy; Denzil Foster;
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Singles from Runaway Love
	"Runaway Love"; Released: August 26, 1993; "Whatta Man"; Released: December 2, 1993;

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Runaway Love is an EP by American recording group En Vogue. It was released by East West Records on September 21, 1993, in the United States. The EP followed their multi-platinum hit album Funky Divas in 1992. The EP contains the title track, "Runaway Love" featuring FMob, known as Thomas McElroy and Denzil Foster.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	A−^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A−^[3]
Los Angeles Times	^[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[5]
Vibe	(favorable)^[6]

AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine found that "apart from the great title track, there is little in this collection of filler and remixes of interest to anyone but dedicated fans."^[1] James Earl Hardy from Entertainment Weekly wrote: "Even on an EP, the ladies have got it goin’ on. The remixes of "Hip Hop Lover," "Desire," and "What Is Love" are smokin’, while the new tunes [...] prove these divas have more in common with The Emotions and The Sweet Inspirations than with The Supremes."^[3]

Commercial reception

Runaway Love debuted at number 57 on the US Billboard 200 and number 17 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the week of July 5, 1993, with first-week sales of 17,500 copies.^[7] It eventually peaked at number 49 on the Billboard 200 and 16 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.^[8]^[9] The self-titled lead single from Runaway Love quickly became a hit on US Pop and R&B: Also included is the hit collaboration with Salt-N-Pepa, titled "Whatta Man", a top five hit on Billboard's Hot 100 and Top R&B Songs.^[10] The EP also features new remixes of "What Is Love", "Desire", and "Hip Hop Lover" from the Funky Divas album.

Track listing

All songs written and produced by Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy, except noted otherwise.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Runaway Love (E.P. Version)" (featuring FMob)			4:58
2.	"Whatta Man" (Salt-N-Pepa featuring En Vogue)	Cheryl James Dave Crawford Hurby Azor	Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor Salt-N-Pepa	4:54
3.	"Hip Hop Lover (Hip Hop Remix)"			4:18
4.	"Desire (Dancehall Remix)"			3:57
5.	"What Is Love (Club Mix)"			5:35
6.	"Runaway Love (Extended Version)" (featuring FMob)			5:36

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Runaway Love.^[11]

Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Cindy Herron, Dawn Robinson, Terry Ellis, Maxine Jones
Arranged – Thomas McElroy And Denzil Foster
Production – Angela Skinner, Marie McElroy
Guitar – Marlon McClain
Flute – Lewis Taylor
Backing Vocals – 3 Feet
Keyboards, Drum Programming – Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy
Rap Vocals – Kam
Keyboards – Leroy Romans
Bass – Wycliff "Steelie" Johnson
Rap Vocals – FMob

Art Direction – Jean Cronin
Mastered [EP] – Tony Dawsey
Recorded – Steve Counter, Steven Hart
Mixed [Mixing Engineer] – Ken Kessie
Design – Cicero deGuzman Jr.
Photography – James Calderaro
Composer – Hurby Azor, Cheryl James
Composer – Thomas McElroy, Denzil Foster
Executive-Producer – Thomas McElroy, Denzil Foster
Producer – Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy

Charts

Weekly chart performance for *Runaway Love*
Chart (1993)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[8]	49
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[9]	16

References

^ ^a ^b En Vogue - Runaway Love EP review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
^ Review By Christgau, R. CG Review: En Vogue Albums. American Rock Critics
^ ^a ^b Reviewed By Hardy, E, James. En Vogue - Runaway Love EP Album. Entertainment Weekly
^ Hunt, Dennis (October 24, 1993). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
^ Reviewed By Brackett, Nathan Rolling Stone Album Guide, En Vogue Albums Review. Rolling Stone.
^ Reviewed By Gonzales, A. Michael. Review: "Runaway Love EP" By En Vogue. Vibe, October,1993
^ Faison, Datu (July 5, 1993). "Rhyhthm Section". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "En Vogue Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "En Vogue Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
^ En Vogue - Chart Singles history. Billboard
^ Runaway Love (CD liner). En Vogue. East West Records. 1993.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[AllMusic-1] En Vogue - Runaway Love EP review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 11, 2016.

[2] Review By Christgau, R. CG Review: En Vogue Albums. American Rock Critics

[ew-3] Reviewed By Hardy, E, James. En Vogue - Runaway Love EP Album. Entertainment Weekly

[4] Hunt, Dennis (October 24, 1993). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 21, 2023.

[5] Reviewed By Brackett, Nathan Rolling Stone Album Guide, En Vogue Albums Review. Rolling Stone.

[6] Reviewed By Gonzales, A. Michael. Review: "Runaway Love EP" By En Vogue. Vibe, October,1993

[billboard_July_5,_1993-7] Faison, Datu (July 5, 1993). "Rhyhthm Section". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2022.

[Artist_Chart_History_-_En_Vogue-8] "En Vogue Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2022.

[Billboard2-9] "En Vogue Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2022.

[10] En Vogue - Chart Singles history. Billboard

[booklet_afrodisiac-11] Runaway Love (CD liner). En Vogue. East West Records. 1993.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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+==Critical reception==
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+[[AllMusic]] editor [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] found that "apart from the great title track, there is little in this collection of filler and remixes of interest to anyone but dedicated fans."<ref name="AllMusic"/> James Earl Hardy from ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' wrote: "Even on an EP, the ladies have got it goin’ on. The remixes of "Hip Hop Lover," "Desire," and "What Is Love" are smokin’, while the new tunes [...] prove these divas have more in common with [[The Emotions]] and [[The Sweet Inspirations]] than with [[The Supremes]]."<ref name="ew"/>
-'''''Runaway Love''''' is an [[Extended play|EP]] by American recording group [[En Vogue]], released in 1993 on [[Eastwest Records]]. The EP followed their multi-platinum hit album ''[[Funky Divas]]'' in 1992. The EP contains the title track, "[[Runaway Love (En Vogue song)|Runaway Love]]" featuring FMob, known as Thomas McElroy and Denzil Foster.
 ==Commercial reception==
-The self-titled lead single from "Runaway Love" quickly became a hit on US Pop and R&B, the EP gained commercial success and hit the top 20 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums, although peaked lower at 49 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Also included is the hit collaboration with [[Salt-N-Pepa]], titled "[[What a Man (song)|Whatta Man]]", a top five hit on Billboard's Hot 100 and Top R&B Songs.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/artist/301747/en-vogue/chart?f=367 En Vogue - Chart Singles history]. ''Billboard''</ref> The EP also features new remixes of "[[What Is Love (En Vogue song)|What Is Love]]", "Desire", and "Hip Hop Lover" from the ''Funky Divas'' album.
+''Runaway Love'' debuted at number 57 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and number 17 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] chart in the week of July 5, 1993, with first-week sales of 17,500 copies.<ref name="billboard_July 5, 1993">{{cite web|first=Datu|last=Faison|title=Rhyhthm Section |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iQ4EAAAAMBAJ|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=July 5, 1993|accessdate=August 23, 2022}}</ref> It eventually peaked at number 49 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and 16 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.<ref name="Artist Chart History - En Vogue"/><ref name="Billboard2"/> The self-titled lead single from ''Runaway Love'' quickly became a hit on US Pop and R&B: Also included is the hit collaboration with [[Salt-N-Pepa]], titled "[[What a Man (song)|Whatta Man]]", a top five hit on Billboard's Hot 100 and Top R&B Songs.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/artist/301747/en-vogue/chart?f=367 En Vogue - Chart Singles history]. ''Billboard''</ref> The EP also features new remixes of "[[What Is Love (En Vogue song)|What Is Love]]", "Desire", and "Hip Hop Lover" from the ''Funky Divas'' album.
 ==Track listing==
-All songs written and produced by Denzil Foster and Thomas Elroy, except noted otherwise.
+All songs written and produced by Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy, except noted otherwise.
 {{Track listing
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 | note1           = featuring [[FMob]]
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 | length1         = 4:58
-| title2          = [[What a Man (song)#Salt-n-Pepa and En Vogue version|Whatta Man]]
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+| note2           = [[Salt-N-Pepa]] featuring En Vogue
 | writer2         = {{Flatlist |
 *[[Cheryl James]]
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-}}
-| extra3          = {{Flatlist |
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 | length3         = 4:18
 | title4          = Desire (Dancehall Remix)
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+| extra4          =
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-| extra4          = {{Flatlist |
-}}
 | length4         = 3:57
 | title5          = What Is Love (Club Mix)
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-}}
 | length5         = 5:35
 | title6          = Runaway Love (Extended Version)
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-| extra6          = {{Flatlist |
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 ==Credits and personnel==
+Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Runaway Love''.<ref name="booklet afrodisiac">{{cite AV media notes |title=Runaway Love|others=En Vogue|date=1993|type=CD liner |publisher=[[East West Records]]}}</ref>
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 {{col-2}}
 *Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Cindy Herron, Dawn Robinson, Terry Ellis, Maxine Jones
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 *Bass – Wycliff "Steelie" Johnson
 *Rap Vocals – FMob
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-*Management – David Lombard
 *Art Direction – Jean Cronin
 *Mastered [EP] – Tony Dawsey
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 *Producer – Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy
 {{col-end}}
-<small>Credits from EP liner notes</small>
 ==Charts==
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
-===Weekly charts===
+|+ Weekly chart performance for ''Runaway Love''
-{| class="wikitable"
+! scope="col"| Chart (1993)
-|-
+! scope="col"| Peak<br>position
-! Chart (1993)
-! Peak<br>position
-|-
-| U.S. ''Billboard'' 200<ref name="Artist Chart History - En Vogue">{{cite web |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=en vogue|chart=all}}|title=Artist Chart History - En Vogue|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>
-| align="center"| 49
 |-
-| U.S. ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums<ref name="Artist Chart History - En Vogue"/>
+{{album chart|Billboard200|49|artist=En Vogue|rowheader=true|access-date=August 19, 2022|refname="Artist Chart History - En Vogue"}}
-| align="center"| 16
 |-
+{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|16|artist=En Vogue|rowheader=true|access-date=August 19, 2022|refname="Billboard2"}}
 |}

v t e En Vogue
Rhona Bennett Terry Ellis Cindy Herron Amanda Cole Maxine Jones Dawn Robinson
Studio albums	Born to Sing Funky Divas EV3 Masterpiece Theatre The Gift of Christmas Soul Flower Electric Café
Compilation albums	Best of En Vogue The Very Best of En Vogue
Extended plays	Remix to Sing Runaway Love
Singles	"Hold On" "Lies" "You Don't Have to Worry" "Don't Go" "Strange" "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" "Yesterday" "Free Your Mind" "Give It Up, Turn It Loose" "Love Don't Love You" "Runaway Love" "What Is Love" "Whatta Man" "Don't Let Go (Love)" "Whatever" "Too Gone, Too Long" "No Fool, No More" "Riddle" "Ooh Boy" "Rocket" "Reach 4 Me"
Featured singles	"Freedom (Theme from Panther)" "Free Your Mind" "So What the Fuss" " Glamorous"
Concert tours	For the Love of Music Tour
Related articles	Discography Awards and nominations Foster & McElroy